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Forest Service Open House Stirs up Controversy

07/27/2017 11:22 PM

An open house was held at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland on Thursday. It was addressing a proposal for the authorization of a special use permit for Enbridge's Line 5 Pipeline.

Fond Du Lac Breaks Ground on $8 Million Broadband Project

Stop For School Buses; Increase in Fines

Stingless Wasps Released in Hartley for EAB Control

Cliffs' CEO Sees Positive Things Ahead for Industry, Company

Lego Camp: 'Being Technologically Illiterate, Can't Be an Option'

Emily's Eatery on Knife River Has Opened for Business

Police Training Board Won't Name Fund in Castile's Honor

A board has rejected a request to name a police training fund after Philando Castile, the Minnesota driver who was killed by an officer last year.

St. Louis Co. Sheriff's Office Investigates Suspicious Fire

Apple Ordered to Pay $506 Million in Wis. Patent Infringement

World & National

926-Pound Shark Caught in New Jersey

A 926-pound (420-kilogram) Mako shark caught off the New Jersey coast won't be recognized as a state record because more than one angler helped catch it.

Sessions Says He'll Remain as Long as Trump Wants

Attorney General Jeff Sessions tells The Associated Press he'll continue to serve as long as President Donald Trump wants him to.

Jeff Sessions says he'll continue working as Attorney General as long as President Trump wants him to.

Police: One-Armed, Machete-Wielding Clown Arrested

A man is accused of drunkenly strolling down a Maine road wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and a clown mask and brandishing a machete taped to where his arm had been amputated.

Mexican Border Wall Prototypes Delayed

The Trump administration says construction of prototypes for a proposed border wall with Mexico has been delayed to early November because two companies objected to the bidding process.

This Week in Mining

Lourenco Goncalves at United Taconite in May

Cliffs' CEO Sees Positive Things Ahead for Industry, Company

Lourenco Goncalves shared more about the positive things he's seeing for the steel industry, and also for Cliffs, on Thursday's earnings conference call.

Third Hearing Focused on Banning Mineral Exploration

The third hearing hosted by the U.S. Forest Service was a big one, and it appeared more pro-mining people attended.

Mining supporters gathered in Virginia ahead of a meeting to discuss proposed ban on mineral exploration on federal lands.

Mining Supporters Rally Ahead of Hearing on the Range

As promised, a large turnout of mining advocates showed up for the third and final hearing hosted by the U.S. Forest Service, during this scoping process. They are proposing banning mineral exploration on federal lands for 20 years.

Eyewitness Sports

Unknown Makes it Exciting Time at Packers Training Camp

Thursday kicked off training camp for the entire team in green and gold territory of the Green Bay Packers.

Teddy Talks Publicly Since Injury

Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has been sidelined with a serious knee injury for 11 months. Thursday at Vikings Training Camp was the first time Teddy talked publicly since his injury and says he's confident he will return to football.

Web Extra: Duluth Native, Vikings Fullback CJ Ham Ready to Work

Ham would like to continue his progress this year. He's already switched to fullback and is currently the only fullback on the team's roster. He's quick to point out that can always change.

Robinson Knocks in Solo RBI, Huskies Fall to Mankato 3-1

Andrew Robinson knocked in the only run of the game for the Huskies in the fourth inning as they fell 3-1 against Mankato.

Good Morning Northland

Animal Allies: Tom Tom

5th Annual 'Expo' Celebrates People with Disabilities

Duluth Packed with 70+ Events for 'National Night Out'

Mesabi Musical Theatre Brings 'Xanadu' to Life at the Historic Androy

Animal Allies: Molly

'Taste of Greece' Celebrates 25 Years this Weekend

'A Day at the Wade' Aims to Help Youth Sports in Duluth

Foxconn Plans $10B Facility in SE Wis.

Red Lake Reservation Declares Emergency after Opiate Overdoses

Dayton Appoints Anderson to Virginia Bench

Trump to Bar Transgender Individuals from Serving in U.S. Military

Third Hearing Focused on Banning Mineral Exploration

Mining Supporters Rally Ahead of Hearing on the Range

Tour de Luth Teen: A Local Boy Racing Around the World

Health

Oregon Scientists Do First Human Gene Embryo Editing in US

For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.

Florida woman delivers a 13 pound 5 ounce baby by C-section

Consumer

Emily's Eatery on Knife River Has Opened for Business

The iconic eatery in Knife River, off Scenic Highway 61, has opened for business again.

Entertainment

Police: Bieber Accidentally Hits Photog with Pickup Truck

Los Angeles Police say pop star Justin Bieber accidentally hit a photographer with his pickup truck on Wednesday night.

Sen. Johnson says No Consensus on Where to Go on Health Care

Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says he cast the 50th vote to move ahead with a bill dismantling the national health care law because he wanted the process of repealing and replacing the law to continue.

Man Dies in Iron Co. UTV Crash

The Iron County Sheriff's Department says a 90-year-old Mercer man died after his UTV collided with a car on Monday afternoon.

UW-Superior Offers Aeronautics and Space Camp for Girls

The second annual Aeronautics and Space Camp for High School Girls was held at UW-Superior on Monday and Tuesday.

MPCA: No Human Health Threat after Spill at Boise Paper

The owner of the Boise Paper Mill in International Falls and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency both say there is no threat to human health after a spill of sulfuric acid at the pulp and paper mill last week.

The MPCA says a spill of 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of sulfuric acid at the Boise Paper Mill in International Falls does not pose an apparent threat to human health.

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Cliffs' CEO Sees Positive Things Ahead for Industry, Company

Lego Camp: 'Being Technologically Illiterate, Can't Be an Option'

Emily's Eatery on Knife River Has Opened for Business

Police Training Board Won't Name Fund in Castile's Honor

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Red Lake Reservation Declares Emergency after Opiate Overdoses

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Trump to Bar Transgender Individuals from Serving in U.S. Military

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